Former resident finds life on $1 a day yields valuable insights

This screen shot shows former Fairfield resident and Greens Farms Academy graduate Chris Temple, second from left, and college roommate, Zach Ingrasci, right, at the Guatemalan village where they spent the summer of 2010 living on a $1 a day, an experience chronicled in their new documentary, "Living on One Dollar," which premiered Wednesday night at the Pequot Library. Photo: Contributed Photo

Chris Temple, a former Fairfield resident and 2009 Greens Farms Academy graduate, talks to a crowd gathered Wednesday for the premiere of a documentary about his experience living on $1 a day in Guatemala in the summer of 2010. FAIRFIELD CITIZEN, CT 3/6/13 Photo: Jarret Liotta

Zach Ingrasci, one of four friends who helped to make a documentary, "Living on One Dollar," about their experiences living a $1 a day in Guatemala, talks to an audience at the Pequot Library where the film was shown Wednesday. FAIRFIELD CITIZEN, CT 3/6/13 Photo: Jarret Liotta

Chris Temple, second from right, a 2009 Greens Farms Academy graduate, and his documentary partner Zach Ingrasci, left, at the Pequot Library for showing of their film, "Livining on One Dollar," with Janet Hartwell, second from left, head of school at Greens Farms Academy, and Martha Lord, director of the Pequot Library. FAIRFIELD CITIZEN, CT 3/6/13 Photo: Jarret Liotta